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How to Get Others Involved with Deesha Dyer | #MakeChange | Salesforce

16 Aug 2020 · 1 min

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A short YouTube interview with Deesha Adrian Dyer describing her founding of B Girl World to address low Black participation in study abroad (she cites it was under 7%). The program enrolls U.S. freshman and sophomore high-school girls in a two-year curriculum about global education and travel that culminates in an international trip to seed future college study-abroad participation. Dyer also advises leaders seeking impact to get others involved and stay connected to their communities.

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Under 7%

Freshman and sophomore girls in high school (young Black girls)

Two-year curriculum that culminates in a trip to a foreign country

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The advice that I give leaders that are looking to increase their impact is to get other people involved. When I would travel with The President and Mrs. Obama, I would never see black people basically in the embassies around the world. And I didn't understand why, if we have black people in the U.S. do we not have black people as U.S. diplomats? So I started to look at the numbers of study abroad, but I really noticed that it was under 7% were black students. And so I started B Girl World. And what we decided to do is take freshman and sophomore girls in high school, young black girls, and take them through a two year curriculum of learning about global education and travel. And at the end of the two years, they then go to a foreign country. So we plant the seed of study abroad so by the time they get to college that they are ready to go. So with leaders, when we're trying to have an impact, being connected with the community is the most important thing. My name is Deesha Adrian Dyer and I am ready to make change.